In addition, CCP Games will be letting go of 56 employees from their Atlanta studio. The remaining teams will continue to work on developing content for EVE and related EVE universe games such as Dust and Valkyrie.

CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson:

The decision to end the World of Darkness MMO project is one of the hardest I’ve ever had to make. I have always loved and valued the idea of a sandbox experience set in that universe, and over the years I’ve watched the team passionately strive to make that possible.

I would like to give special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the World of Darkness MMO a reality, especially the team members affected by this decision. Their considerable contribution to CCP will not be forgotten, and we wish them well.

To our current and former employees and fans of World of Darkness, I am truly sorry that we could not deliver the experience that we aspired to make. We dreamed of a game that would transport you completely into the sweeping fantasy of World of Darkness, but had to admit that our efforts were falling regretfully short. One day I hope we will make it up to you.

Although this was a tough decision that affects our friends and family, uniting the company behind the EVE Universe will put us in a stronger position moving forward, and we are more committed than ever to solidify EVE as the biggest gaming universe in the world.

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Michael G. Hurston is a writer with a background in design, marketing and web development. Michael is an avid online gamer as well as the creative force behind Morbidgames Publishing’s Ave Molech role playing game and its six expansions released between 2006 and 2009.
Michael began his interest in MMOG’s with Everquest, though hated it, but found an online community to grow with in Final Fantasy Online. He later became addicted to games such as Guild Wars and World of Warcraft. In the last few years Michael has made it a point to experience as many MMO’s as possible and plays dozens of the top MMOG’s to this day.
You can contact him at mgh@michaelghurston.com.